Attach Brace To Underside Of Granite Counter

Test that adhesive before using especially on light colored stone to be sure it doesn t bleed through to the surface.

Attach brace to underside of granite counter.

The granite guy glues the countertop to the roughtop and the sink rim. The granite sits on the wood and the bottom underneath edge of the granite just about matches the level of where the plywood is. The system includes 6 8 bolts clips and wing nuts. The directions say to hold it in place for 5 minutes and let cure for 2 3 hours.

This was done to ensure the adhesive strip had the best bond to the surface. Insert the bottom ends of two bar clamps through the drain openings in the sink. Place the sink back into the hole in the granite and pull it up into place using a string wrapped through the drain. Secondly i used wood clamps to ensure a strong and consistent bond for the first 3 hours after attaching the grabbers to the underside of my granite countertop.

Place a wooden brace long enough to span the sink opening on the countertop. The horizontal plate of the bracket should be level. Place wood braces tight under the sink for support. If necessary shim the bracket between the vertical plate and the stud not on the horizontal plate.

Mount the bracket to the stud and ensure that the top of the bracket is level with the underside of the granite. The bolts are inserted into grooves that the fabricator drills or cuts into the back of the counter spaced evenly around the flange of the sink. To bear the weight of the stone countertop the base cabinets need a layer of 3 4 inch plywood across the top. Find countertop support bracket angles brackets braces at lowe s today.

Stainless steel and composite sink manufactures provide a system for attaching directly to the underside of the g q counter top. We have an eased edge that is 1 5 8 4 cm thick to showcase the white princess granite and to keep the design clean. Have another person underneath the countertop to tighten the machine screws into the granite and place the clips under the rim of the sink. In order to avoid scratch pad the jaw of clamp.

Locate the center over the marks you made. Sometimes he uses epoxy my preference and sometimes construction adhesive. Lift the sink into place and hook the. Our contractors lay plywood under our granite countertops.